TJ swap cards

Hallo,
Nothing of my own to post today - several projects in works that I will have to finish on friday - I work the next 2 days so won't get much done other than a little cutting and coloring on the couch :).
But I got a package of goodies in the mail today - These beautiful creations are from a swap with the Technique Junkies group - every other month with the newest issue of TJ newsletter we do a swap - the only rule is to use a technique from the current issue and with so much good stuff to chose from sometimes its hard to decide which technique to do!!!
I will have 2 more photos tomorrow as Picassa will only let me post 4 pics at a time so stayed tuned, same bat station, same bat time (approximatly :). I should have some stuff of my own to show you friday and the weekend (I work this weekend but should finish multiple projects on friday if I am lucky....)

All for now - gotta get da food on da table, I has hungry youngin's...
Take Care
Tera

Beate's Butterflys

Hallo,
More of the same butterflys from yesterdays post - worked today and its time for me to 'hit the hay' so I'll keep it short tonight. This card is for Beate's weekend sketch. http://www.beate.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com
I am not entirely happy with this as I couldn't find the 'perfect DP' in my stash for what I visioned...I quess I just need more DP :).
All for tonight - work tomorrow too...
Take Care
Tera

TechnoBohobutterflys

Hallo,
How about that for a tittle - say that fast 3 times ...
Playing with my cuttlebug, a sketch from Technostamper, and Boho Blossums from MFT. http://www.mftstamps.comFirst I used one of the stamps to make a patterned paper in pinks, black and white.
Then ran those through the cuttlebug to cut and then emboss the butterflys. Then I took my black ink pad and lightly rubbed over the embossed portions to make them stand out.
I used the Monday Lunchtime sketch from Technostamperhttp://www.technostamper.blogspot.com with some scraps of DP and some pink rhinestones.
That's all for me today as I am past my bedtime - gotta work tomorrow - poor me, after 11 days off, now I gotta go back to work....need the paycheck cause I have a sneakin suspission that I may need to spend some $$ at Gina K's site before the month is over - I am waiting to see what comes with the new releases this month....
I saved a card to show ya tomorrow but then I probably won't get back to blogging until the weekend....
Take Care
Tera

Jen's Sketch - party invite

Hallo,
Quick post as I need to do some house cleaning - DD is still working on putting her room back together so should be able to get to the floor today to clean. Didn't get much stamping time this weekend - enough for 4 party invites for DS's birthday get together next weekend. of course I had to try a couple different versions - colorwise....
All 4 cards use a backrounder from CHF - wood grain and I am not sure where the Huskie is from as it is very old but my guess would be Mostly Animals or Good Stamps - Stamp Goods. I colored the Huskie with my prismacolor pencils.
These cards were done using Jen's sketch http://www.iheart2stamp.com/
Hope to clean fast and get some time to stamp today so ttfn...
Tera

CPS # 58 - Patterened Rose - Tagged

Hallo,

One Card to show you today - The rose stamp (Stampin Up) was stamped one on plain creamy beige paper and one onto the same paper after I stamped on it with a backround stamp from CHF (victorian pattern). I then cut out the rose and popped them up on top of the plain image. The plain image was lightly colored with prismacolor pencils. and I then did some faux stitching around the main panel. The corners were cut with my cuttlebug from the paper stamped with the backround stamp. last but not least layered the main panel on top of a pink ribbon fixed to a green base card and I added 3 buttons.

This card is my try for this weeks CPS # 58 .

I was tagged by Vicki http://www.vickichrisman.blogspot.com/ so here goes - this is my first time being tagged by the way.

#1 Name 4 jobs I have had in life

Field work (detassling corn or walking beans), babysitting, waitress - all in grade/high school.

Worked through college as a cleaning person at the hospital that I went to school at.

Finally as an RN for the last 23 years - currently in an Open Heart Surgery Intensive Care Unit.

#2 Four movies I could watch over and over.

Any and all of the Star Wars movies or Lord of the Rings, and anything with Harrison Ford!!!

#3 Four places I've lived - Oh Boy only 4 - You see I spent 3 and 1/2 years as a Travel Nurse moving about every 3 months and then I married a Military Man - Corpu Christi, TX - Longbranch , NJ - Modesto, CA - Phoenix , AZ - New Orleabns, LA - Anchorage, AK - Germany for 6 years, grew up in Nebraska and currently live in NW Florida...

#4 Four TV shows I watch - I am not a big TV person but love the Sci Fi chanel and watch the CSI's also - got addicted to those because Marg Helgenberger is from my home town in NE.

#5 Four people who email me regularly - Mom, Marcie, Paula in Phoenix, Tina.

#6 Four favorite foods - Chocolate, Ice cream,

steak and lobster.

#7Four places I'd rather be right now - Anywhere that my family (DH and the kiddos) are!!! But I do LOVE to travel. I love Italy, Germany, England, Ireland, the Czech Republic, Austria, and would love to see China, Russia, Australia, New Zealand also someday
#8 Tag 4 people - Well I am going to tag 4 fellow Nurses who also happen to craft and blog.
Charityhttp://www.meaningfulmenagerie.blogspot.com
Aura http://www.auraofdesign.blogspot.com
Stacey http://www.thequeenscreations.blogspot.com
Julie http://www.stampedinhisimage.blogspot.com
Well folks thats all for today - gotta busy day tomorrow getting DD back into her room, getting groceries and shopping for some new duds for both DD and DS - maybe some house cleaning on my part too - and hopefully a little stampin time!!!
Take Care
Tera

Done Painting!!!!!

Hallo,
Another noncraftin day but the DD's room is painted and done - DH is putting on the quaterround as I type - one more sweep up and maybe a touch up and its time to move all the STUFF back in!!!! Today we put 2 coats on both the closet doors and her bedroom door and put a second coat on the lower half of the room (lots of brown today) . This afternoon while I painted doors and quaterround DD designed her back wall - she taped them up free hand so they aren't perfectly straight but she says she wanted it that way - "art isn't perfect" - gotta love it!!!
She has a small area rug for her room with all these colors in it too.
Won't get any stampin done tomorrow either as I am taking the kids to the Science center in Mobile for a really good exhibit (kinda a tradition for us on spring break - we have hit the last 3 years running).
All for tonight
Take Care
Tera

painting

Hallo,
No stamping today :( - Been doing alot of painting, redoing my DD's room. We have as of the end of our painting session today gotten 2 coats of the teal done and one coat of the brown. We put 5 coats of magnetic paint on one of her closet doors also. Today was a short painting day as I had scheduled the kids and I for haircuts and they left an hour ago to go to the local go cart/arcade place with the neighbor girls....
The second photo shows the closet - the doors will both be brown aslo - and then we will paint a calender on one of the doors. The 2 side walls are done - paint wise - they will have pictures and shelves(after another coat of brown) but the back wall is going to be a little more "artsy"
The back wall is going to have squares and rectangles is several colors painted on it - light tourquoise, darker blue,
brown, moss green and a coral type color.
All for today - Going to see if I can round up the DH to go out to eat - WITHOUT THE KIDS!!!!!!
Take Care
Tera